Blogs from Pokhara, Nepal, Asia - page 3

6 mars, 2018 Température 26 degrés ☀️ Arrivée à Pokhara vers 15h à l’arrêt d’autobus. Nous avions réservé au Nahoana Lodge (Trip Advisor) à l’avance par Internet (aucun dépôt requis). Super beau lodge 3 étages et 4 patios donc 1 sur le toit avec vue imprenable sur l’Anapurna!! 14$ USD/nuit...marveallous ? Ils ont même fait notre lavage en 4h!! Le même soir, nous avions rendez-vous avec notre porteur (Sherpa) pour la planification du Trekk. Bon là, on s’est un peu obstiné (Mario et moi) parce que tsé, ils veulent te vendre tout de sorte de package...c’est payant l’industrie du tourisme au Népal! Comme nous sommes déjà over budget je voulais prendre juste les services de porteur et Mario voulait y aller full package (transport, hébergement, services de guide et porteur). On a dormit là-dessus et en ... read more

NEPAL – Kultur, Natur und Trekking: Kathmandu - Anapurna Poonhill Trek - Pokhara - Chitwan Nationalpark - Kathmandu 9. November bis 24. November 2017 8.11. 2017 Komfortabler Flug mit Turkish Airlines über Istanbul. Ab VIE um 19:00, an Kathmandu am nächsten Tag mittags. 1. Tag Donnerstag, 9.11.2017 Ankunft in Kathmandu um 11.25 h, Abholung vom Flughafen durch Sabine, die Chefin unserer Agentur „Tembas Nepal Trek“, Fahrt zum Hotel, nachmittags Bummel durch die Altstadt. In dieser Stadt ist Modernes, Altertümliches und Historisches vereint. Es lassen sich moderne Restaurants, Bars, Hotels mit Schwimmbad, Sauna und Internet finden, aber auch alte Plätze mit engen Straßen, winzigen Läden, alten Tempeln, die 2000 Jahre alt sind, Steingöttern und alten Häusern mit wunderschönen geschnitzten Pfauenfenstern. Das L... read more

Enjoyed birthday party at family home. So many people to meet. So much food to eat. Another day walked to Bindubasini Temple, site of nuptials more than two years ago.... read more

It was a dawn start to take a jeep to the Himalayas viewing point at the top of Sarongkot. The clouds were quite thick and we only saw flashes of huge icy peaks. When it's clear, the whole of the Annapurnas are laid out like a picture postcard - just like the image I've pasted from Google. Tom was feeling jaded and he fell asleep bent over on his lap and he indulged in some high altitude snoring. Later Bob and Tom were laid flat out on some concrete steps; it's a hard knock life... Hat's latest aspiration is to be a photo journalist, so she wandered the viewing point snapping away merrily.... read more

As we ate breakfast on the roof terrace, the clouds lifted and were saw the massive snow capped peaks of the Himalayas. Quite something as we washed down some breakfast curry and chapatis. Our first morning call was to move white water rafting for tomorrow. Then we hired a large wooden canoe and paddled across the lake to take the stone steps up to the World Peace Pagoda. It was a great walk and quite strenuous; there was shade, great views and a little homestead cafe halfway up where we stopped for lunch and a game of cards on the way back down. It was warm and humid and we consumed a great quantity of water between us all. The kids told each other scary stories as they went up and down and, as a result, ... read more